McCullum praises Pakistan’s spin mastery, calls England’s loss a ‘missed opportunity'

IANS | October 26, 2024 6:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Brendon McCullum, England’s head coach, accepted his team’s “missed opportunity” after Pakistan sealed a 2-1 series victory with decisive spin-friendly tactics in Multan and Rawalpindi. McCullum remained magnanimous but acknowledged that his side, despite a historic 800-plus first-innings total in the opener, faltered as Pakistan overhauled their lineup and capitalized on turn-heavy pitches.

WTC Standings: India retain top spot but suffer dent in points percentage; NZ climb to fourth

IANS | October 26, 2024 6:26 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) India's massive 113-run loss against New Zealand in the second Test gave a huge blow to their World Test Championship final (WTC) hopes as they hold a very slim edge over second-placed Australia in the standings.

2nd Test: Really special feeling, proud to be in this position, says Tom Latham after NZ win series

IANS | October 26, 2024 6:00 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) Six days after New Zealand gave immense joy to a country of over five million residents by winning the title in the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, it was the turn of the Tom Latham-led Test team to bring more happiness with a 113-run win over India giving them their first-ever series win in the country.

When you win a lot, there will be a series where you don't execute things well, says Rohit after India lose 2nd Test

IANS | October 26, 2024 5:50 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) After India's 12-year unbeaten streak in the home Test series came to a stunning end as New Zealand clinched a historic 2-0 lead with a 113-run victory at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium skipper Rohit Sharma acknowledged his team’s shortcomings saying, "we failed to respond to the pressure".

2nd Test: It’s a collective failure, we failed to respond to challenges thrown at us, says Rohit

IANS | October 26, 2024 5:29 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) After India lost a Test series at home for the first time in 12 years through a 113-run defeat to New Zealand here on Saturday giving the visitors an unassailable 2-0 lead, skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that the result happened due to a collective failure as the team could not respond to the challenges thrown at them.

2nd Test: Really special feeling, proud to be in this position, says Tom Latham

IANS | October 26, 2024 5:22 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) Six days after New Zealand gave immense joy to a country of over five million residents by winning the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup silverware, it was the turn of Tom Latham-led Test team to add more happiness with a 113-run win over India giving them their first-ever series win in the country.

New Zealand end India’s 12-year home Test dominance with historic 2-0 Test series win

IANS | October 26, 2024 5:20 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) India's 12-year unbeaten streak in home Test series came to a stunning end as New Zealand clinched a historic 2-0 lead with a 113-run victory at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium here on Saturday.

2nd Test: Santner stars as New Zealand do the impossible with a historic series win in India (ld)

IANS | October 26, 2024 5:03 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner weaved magic with his 6-104 as New Zealand did the unimaginable by clinching a historic Test series win in India for the first time with a 113-run victory over the hosts on Day Three of the second Test at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium here on Saturday.

2nd Test: Santner stars as New Zealand do the impossible with a historic series win in India

IANS | October 26, 2024 4:40 PM

Pune, Oct 26 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner weaved magic with his 6-104 as New Zealand did the unimaginable by clinching a historic Test series win in India for the first time with a 113-run victory over the hosts on Day Three of the second Test at the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium here on Saturday.

'We weren’t able to match challenges in last 2 games': Stokes after series loss to Pakistan

IANS | October 26, 2024 2:36 PM

Rawalpindi, Oct 26 (IANS) Following a series loss to Pakistan, after a nine-wicket loss the final Test here on Saturday, England skipper Ben Stokes said that his side was not able to match the challenges posed by the hosts in the last two matches of the three-match series.

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McCullum praises Pakistan’s spin mastery, calls England’s loss a ‘missed opportunity'

WTC Standings: India retain top spot but suffer dent in points percentage; NZ climb to fourth

2nd Test: Really special feeling, proud to be in this position, says Tom Latham after NZ win series

When you win a lot, there will be a series where you don't execute things well, says Rohit after India lose 2nd Test

2nd Test: It’s a collective failure, we failed to respond to challenges thrown at us, says Rohit

2nd Test: Really special feeling, proud to be in this position, says Tom Latham

New Zealand end India’s 12-year home Test dominance with historic 2-0 Test series win

2nd Test: Santner stars as New Zealand do the impossible with a historic series win in India (ld)

2nd Test: Santner stars as New Zealand do the impossible with a historic series win in India

'We weren’t able to match challenges in last 2 games': Stokes after series loss to Pakistan

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